2001 Mercury Cougar c2 V6 from North America

Summary:

Sharp on the outside and inside, could of spend more money in the engine and parts!

Faults:

The engine light has came on and nothing is wrong with the engine.

The coolant light is on, but this is full. The car has now started to hesitate to go when driving, just received a letter in the mail from Ford stating they are recalling the fuel pumps in the 1999-2001 Mercury cougars!

General Comments:

I love my car looks its black on the out side and blue, black and silver inside! The car drives real good and picks up speed fast!

13th Sep 2004, 06:20

I have a mercury cougar zn, which has almost the same control panel as the C2. The light going on even though the engine is off, would either be the check engine light or the tuner light. I think this is a good feature, the manual states that it will kick on within 4000 miles, which would signal an oil change. And the light doesn't kick off till a new oil filter is installed. This ensures that even the idiots remember to change oil, also remember to hold the select button down for 5 seconds after depressing the reset button in order to confirm you have done scheduled maintenance. This will be a valid print out for warranty and insurance purpose. -Jay.

13th May 2004, 12:34

I also own a 2001 Cougar. I had my alternator go out at around 20,000 miles and now the fuel pump has been recalled. I am almost at the end of my warranty - how much is all the future problems going to cost me.

25th Oct 2005, 20:13

Ford did not recall the fuel pumps at a huge expense to them due to owner error (example running tanks dry). If that were the case, every manufacturer would have to do the same. Because people who run their tanks low drive many brands of cars. I have the supposed redesigned pump setup from Ford and it has just failed too. That is my third pump in the car, and they were all installed by Ford via. warranties. I also always keep plenty of fuel in my gas tank. The pump sucks air (new design) /clogs (old design) due to improper design. Other manufacturers are able to design tanks/pump assemblies that do not have to be half full all the time. I have owned many cars both good and bad, and the cougar is the worst I have owned.

By the way I had the recalled wire fixed and torqued by Ford as soon as I received the recall. The alternator still has failed. Which would not be such a big deal given the mileage on my car at the time, but it is a huge pain to get to on this car. I have been working on cars of all kinds for myself and friends for at least 10 years. I also sold auto parts for many years as well. I have no problem working on cars. The problem with this car is once you fix a problem something else breaks.